August 2019
August 7, 2019 Member Appreciation
Join us for the Game Night at the Guradian Games for an evening of food, fun, table top and group gaming, while enjoying adult beverages.
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Empathy, Design and the Future of AI
Ms. Rutland will speak on the power of empathy in the process of innovation as well as what we can learn from history about how to profoundly alter the way we approach AI as a design industry.
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Humans FTW
Rebecca Priebe, RealWear Using empathetic design approaches we can create a world of intelligent environments that give us human-centric, adaptable information and control – making each and every individual’s life more enjoyable and productive no matter what we choose to do with our time – work, play, live. Learn More
Find out more »November 2019
AI meets PC: Building the Next Wave of Personal Computing
Melissa Gregg, Senior Principal Engineer & Research Director, Client Computing Group, Intel AI is becoming an important vehicle to redefine the value and function of a PC as an ever more personalized device, one that can best utilize specific applications of machine learning and analytics to suit the complex demands of everyday life. This talk will highlight the role of user experience research in driving technical AI at hardware level, with reference to my ongoing work on Intel’s Project Athena.…
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Calm Technology:
Designing for the Next Generation of Devices
How can you design technology that becomes a part of a user’s life and not a distraction from it? You’ll learn how to design products that work well, launch well, are easy to support, easy to use, and remain unobtrusive.
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Democracy is a Design Problem
Design directly affects every person in the nation. Join Dana as she explores the design of our democracy and how to make better design decisions that do not have as many unintended consequences for our democracy.
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The Long Nose of Innovation
The point is, it’s Hard to Extrapolate from a Point
Using examples from the Buxton-Microsoft Collection, the argument is made that knowing our history is as important to UX designers as it is to architects, musicians or any other creative discipline.
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Participating in Public:
Municipal Software for Online Dialogue and Decision-making
We’ll consider how design can facilitate consensus rather than division. Let’s explore this together and build the practices and software to support democracy.
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Life & Death Design:
What Life-Saving Tech Can Teach Everyday Designers
Apply new techniques presented to your work in any field to create clear, intuitive experiences that effectively guide the behavior of your users, no matter their state of mind.
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The Coming Extinction Level Event for Brands & Companies
UX developers of all kinds bridge the distance between our clients/companies and our customers and we can have as big an impact on strategy as anyone else in the company.
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